I’ve Seen a Dying Eye, by Emily Dickinson

I’ve Seen a Dying Eye

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I’ve seen a Dying Eye

Run round and round a Room—

In search of Something—as it seemed—

Then Cloudier become—

And then—obscure with Fog—

And then—be soldered down

Without disclosing what it be

’Twere blessed to have seen—

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Publication—is the Auction Of the Mind of Man— Poverty—be justifying For so foul a thing Possibly—but We—would rather

Safe in their Alabaster Chambers— Untouched by Morning— and untouched by noon— Sleep the meek members of the Res… Rafter of Satin and Roof of Ston…

There is no frigate like a book To take us lands away, Nor any coursers like a page Of prancing poetry. This traverse may the poorest take

408 Unit, like Death, for Whom? True, like the Tomb, Who tells no secret Told to Him—

God permit industrious angels Afternoons to play. I met one,—forgot my school-mates, All, for him, straightaway. God calls home the angels promptly

803 Who Court obtain within Himself Sees every Man a King— And Poverty of Monarchy Is an interior thing—

XXXIV NATURE is what we see, The Hill, the Afternoon— Squirrel, Eclipse, the Bumble-bee… Nay—Nature is Heaven.

LXXXIII This World is not Conclusion. A Species stands beyond — Invisible, as Music — But positive, as Sound —

239 “Heaven”—is what I cannot reach! The Apple on the Tree— Provided it do hopeless—hang— That—"He aven" is—to Me!

756 One Blessing had I than the rest So larger to my Eyes That I stopped gauging—satisfied— For this enchanted size—

472 Except the Heaven had come so nea… So seemed to choose My Door— The Distance would not haunt me s… I had not hoped—before—

974 The Soul’s distinct connection With immortality Is best disclosed by Danger Or quick Calamity—

765 You constituted Time— I deemed Eternity A Revelation of Yourself— ’Twas therefore Deity

49 I never lost as much but twice, And that was in the sod. Twice have I stood a beggar Before the door of God!

295 Unto like Story—Trouble has entic… How Kinsmen fell— Brothers and Sister—who preferred… And their young will